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White paper discusses future of MLS governance, sovereign AI

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Real estate consulting firm WAV Group and its artificial intelligence (AI) strategy subsidiary Fluente have released a white paper titled “Sovereign AI and the Future of MLS Governance.” Its findings outline a framework for how broker-authorized multiple listing services (MLSs) can manage and protect property data in an AI-driven marketplace. The paper argues that only […]

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Tech Pulse: Are MLS policies built for the ChatGPT era?

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Welcome back to Tech Pulse — HousingWire‘s weekly series rounding up the latest in technology news, including tools, integrations and trends that impact mortgage and real estate. Here’s what happened this week: Are MLS policies built for the ChatGPT era? Zillow‘s integration with ChatGPT has ignited a debate over MLS compliance, with industry leaders examining the implications for data privacy

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Realtor associations, MLSs push back on steering allegations

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The slew of defendants in the Zea antitrust lawsuit filed against the National Association of Realtors (NAR) have been busy rejecting the lawsuit’s claims. On Wednesday, the defendants filed motions to dismiss the lawsuit, as well as a response in opposition to plaintiff Jorge A. Zea’s motion for preliminary injunction. Filed in August in the

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Zillow’s ChatGPT integration could redefine — or violate — MLS policies

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Zillow made waves on Monday when it announced an app integration with OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Through the integration, consumers can type a description of what they’re looking for in a property into ChatGPT, and it will provide them with listings complete with photos, maps and pricing, all powered by Zillow. This integration differs from other recent

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Maine Listings unveils new logo in rebrand effort

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One of the nation’s oldest MLSs has a new brand identity. On Monday, New England-based Maine Listings unveiled its new brand identity, which features a revamped logo. The rebranding efforts were facilitated by marketing firm WAV Group. The MLS said the rebrand is part of a larger initiative to demonstrate Maine Listings’ role as a

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Radius launches AI assistant to streamline brokerage operations

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Radius — a brokerage platform for real estate teams — has launched Mel AI, a built-in artificial intelligence (AI) assistant designed to support tasks across marketing, lead management, transaction oversight and compliance. Mel AI is integrated throughout the Radius platform, which provides tools and infrastructure for managing real estate businesses. AI is trained on MLS

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Broker Public Portal’s consumer-facing site becomes Cribio

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The Broker Public Portal (BPP) is launching a new chapter in its effort to provide an industry-owned alternative to major home search websites — renaming its consumer-facing national homebuying platform under the name Cribio. However, the Broker Public Portal name will not go away. Leaders behind the project say the move reflects both a commitment

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Houston MLS enters data share agreement with DFW counterpart

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Transacting business across the Lone Star State just got a bit easier for Texas real estate professionals and consumers. Houston Realtors Information Service, Inc., which is perhaps better known as HAR.com, and North Texas Real Estate Information Systems, Inc. (NTREIS) have entered into a data sharing agreement, according to an announcement on Tuesday. Through this

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Estimated damages in Batton commission lawsuit come in at over $10 billion

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Almost five years have passed since the original Batton homebuyer commission lawsuit was filed, and the plaintiffs are finally asking for certification of their proposed class. Filed in U.S. District Court in Illinois, the lawsuit alleges that the National Association of Realtors (NAR), Anywhere, Keller Williams and RE/MAX all took part in a “decades-long, nationwide

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